Improved bit for beidles



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Leners Patent No. 80,510, ma Juzg 28, 186s.

IMPROVED BIT POR BEIDLES.

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Be it known that I, PET-ER ScHooNMAKEn, of New Britain, in the county ofHartford, and State of Gonnectcut, have invented a new and improved Bitfor Bridles, Harnesses, 85e. and that the following description, takenin connection' with the accompanying drawings, hereinafter referredto,forms a full and exact specification of the same, whereinI have setforth the nature and principles oi' my said improvement, by which inyinvention may be distinguished from all others of a similar class,together with such parts as Iclaim, and desire to have secured to me byLetters Patent.

The'present invention particularly relates to the japanned bridle andharness-bits, so called and known in the trade, and itcon-sists inproviding the rings to such hits with a. lining of German silver, 4orother metal having a bright surface, or susceptible of receiving andretaining a.l polish, whereby, while the beauty and iinish ofthebit-rings are much enhanced, the durability and wear of the japan aregreatly increased.

In theaccompnhying plate of drawings my improved bit for harnesses andbridles, &c Yis illustrated- Figure l being a side'viewrof n. bit,having its rings lined according to the present invention.

Figure 2, a face view of one ofthe bit-rings.

Figure 3, a transverse section of one ofthe bit-rings, taken in theplane ofthe line :1; zr, g. 2; and

Figure 4, a section through the ring, in the plane ofthe line y y, iig.1.

A, in the drawings, represents a bit, suitable for harnesses or bridles,end, C, ofthe sections D'of bit A, that are hung together at their-otheren cyes'F, to the bit-sections D, and all are japanned in any suitablemanner.

The rings B, upon their inneusides or surface, are provided with a.lining, L, of German silver, or other metal having a, bright surface, orsusceptible of being polished. This lining extends around the inner sideof the said rings, and by its two ends, G, which are secured by beingsprung into'the slots a of' the ring, at or nea'r the eyes F, -to thebit, and upon each thereof, as is plainly shown in the drawings, andfig. 4 more particularly. i v

, The slots a may be sawed, cast, or otherwise formed in theibit-rings.

and B its rings, ne tu each outer ds E. These rings Bi are hung in Byproviding a lining to the btrin`gs, as above described, it is plainlyobvious that not only are the dura bility and wear of the japan on thebit greatly increased, und other important advantages secured, but theappearance and beauty ofthe bit greatly enhanced, and thusa verydesirable article of trade obtained.

Having thus described my improvement, what I claim as my in`ventiou, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a japanned bridle or harnessbit, havingits rings lined with metal, substnntially as described for the purposespecified. 1

i PETER SGHOONMAKER.

Witnesses:

HENY GWALKIN, HENRY PRITCHARD,

